CHICAGO, IL—Messe Düsseldorf North America, organizers of interpack 2005—the 17th Intl. Trade Fair for Packaging Machinery, Packaging, and Confectionery Machinery—now offer admission tickets and show directories at reduced prices when ordered online at interpack.com. One-day tickets are available for €35 online (€55 at the show) and three-day tickets for €80 online (€120 at the show). All admission tickets allow free use of all public transportation with the fare zone of the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Sieg Regional Transport Networds (VRR and VRS) on each day of the show.

The show directory will be on sale at the end of March, available online for €20 (printed version) or €30 (with accompanying CD-ROM). Ticket orders will be processed immediately, while show directory orders and combined ticket/directory orders will processed started at the end of March.

The show itself also will offer another added feature: daily guided tours focused on individual thematic areas. Organized by the trade magazine Verpackungs-Rundschau, tours will meet at the Verpackungs-Rundschau, booth (B 13 in the North Entrance area) and taken in small groups to a maximum of six selected exhibitors. Tours will be conducted in English upon request.

The thematic tours that will take place will be:

Tour

Theme

Time

1

Food/confectionery

10:10 am

2

Pharmaceuticals/cosmetics

10:10 am

3

Beverages

10:20 am

4

Non-food/chemicals/technical products

10:20 am

5

Labelling/coding & marking/RFID

10:30

6

Controls/automation

10:30 am

7

Packaging/materials

10:30 am

Advanced registration for tours (before March 21, 2005) will cost €35 while registrations made at the show will cost €45 per tour. For further information, visit expertentouren.ed.

For more information on exhibiting or visiting interpack 2005, contact Messe Düsseldorf North America at info@mdna.com or interpack.com.